“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ― Benjamin Franklin

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Standoff ends without injury

By MATTHEW SCHOMER

POSTED: April 6, 2010

A man with a high-powered rifle kept law enforcement officials from across the county on guard for nearly three hours Monday before finally turning himself over to them.
Two city police officers at 3:56 p.m. Monday responded to the home of Brian Kyser, 36, 40 E. Duquesne St., a janitor at South Side Middle School, for a report that he had threatened a neighbor while holding a rifle. By the time of his surrender, about a dozen officers from the city police department and the Special Response Team of the county Sheriff's Office were occupying the area, blocking off nearby streets and sporting protective vests, helmets and rifles of their own.
Kyser has been charged with a first-degree misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing. Though he maintained conversation with negotiator Detective Jeff Haugh during the standoff, police Chief Tim Gladis said he never threatened any police officers.
"I think he was just very upset. He didn't want to come out and he didn't want to go to jail," Sheriff Ray Stone said.
Problems at the home started when Kyser had an argument with his girlfriend earlier in the afternoon. Gladis noted there was no domestic violence, but Kyser threw and kicked his girlfriend's purse, causing her keys to fly out and land in a neighbor's driveway.
The neighbor, whom police had not identified Monday night, had a verbal exchange with Kyser, during which he told the neighbor he would kill her. He then reportedly went inside, returned holding a 30-30 rifle and repeated the threat to the neighbor, after which she called police.
"There was never a hostage. He was alone in the house at all times," Gladis said, noting neither the girlfriend nor the neighbor was in Kyser's home during the standoff.
Police seized a total of five firearms from the home, including the rifle Kyser had been holding and a .50-caliber muzzleloader.
There seemed to be little activity in the early hours of the standoff, and police had to direct several onlookers to safety behind a nearby church building. More than a half dozen neighbors, many of them children, who were not from the house of the neighbor Kyser allegedly threatened, stayed on the porch of their homes for most of the incident.
Around 6:10 p.m., Kyser, holding a rifle in one hand and wearing no shirt, walked out the back door, holding his other hand up for the special response team members to see. He then apparently reached down to grab something from the table on the back porch and re-entered the house.
Gladis acknowledged that Kyser had walked out onto the porch but did not know that he had picked anything up.
Kyser surrendered to law enforcement officials at 6:41 p.m. as officers moved in toward the house from several directions.
"I think he was drinking. He smelled like it," Stone commented after speaking with Kyser.
Two sharpshooters from the special response team set up in a room directly across an alley at Colonial Apartments, keeping watch over the back of the residence.
There were no shots fired during the entire ordeal, and no one was injured.
"It was a textbook operation," Gladis said.
The chief was unsure if there would be additional charges against Kyser.
Staff Writer Tom Giambroni contributed to this story.mschomer@mojonews.com

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Justice for Michael

Dalton's Candle

We have decided that since we can't get the written permission we need, the candle will travel with us permanently to represent Dalton wherever we go. It will be lit when ever possible to remind us never to forget that Dalton Springer was here.

Terry Ballard -Terry left his house with a friend on September 21, 1995. He was found at the BFI in East Palestine.Walter Valentine -Walter died from multiple gunshot wounds and his trailer was set on fire.Earl Tweed -Earl Tweed was murdered in East Liverpool at his store on July 30, 1973. Frank Daniels -Frank was found on September 8, 1974 on a bank of the Ohio River. He was 14 years old.

Irvin Keefer - Irvin Keefer was shot during a robbery at his gas station/mini mart in Glenmoor on January 14, 1976.Bruce Burton -Bruce was found 200 yards from his home in a field. He died from a single gunshot wound to the head.

Jamie Huffman -Jamie was on his way home from Stitches Bar when he was found on the road by a passerby. He later died in the hospital.Christopher Joy Jr. - Christopher was beaten to death in his home. He was 18 months old. His mother's boyfriend was charged for his death and then released. You can read his entire story by searching our archives from March.

Sherry Ieropoli - Sherry was shot to death in her home on August 24, 2008. Her case is still under investigation and was just recently ruled a homicide.

Dick Hubbard -Dick was murdered outside his apartment behind Loudon Ford in Salem on June 6, 1986. He died from a gunshot wound. He owned Hubbards' Truck Stop at 44139 SR 14 in Columbiana.

Dalton Springer -Dalton was only 3 years old when he was beaten to death in November 17, 2000. Little else is known about this little boy.

James Brenneman -James went missing from East Liverpool in January of 1971. His body was later found in the Ohio river.

James Anthony Sr. -James was working at Century Gas Station when he was beaten during a robbery. He died 5 years later.

Gerald Klusch -Gerald was last seen on September 29, 2011 at around 1 pm. His body was discovered on November 18, 2011.

Ardes Ruth Bauman - The Columbiana County Coroner's Office issued its final ruling Monday in the case of 60-year-old Ardes Ruth Bauman, whose body was discovered Oct. 25, 2010 by a Perry Township police officer who noticed a small fire and a van in the closed off area known as Cry Baby Bridge.

Linda & Angela Morris -Linda and her 4 year old daughter Angela as well as her unborn child were murdered in East Liverpool in 1973 during a robbery in progress at The Tweed Furniture Store. Earl Tweed was also killed in that robbery.

If you have any information regarding these open cases, I urge you to please contact the Columbiana County Sheriff's department at 330-424-7255. Do all that you can to help the families finally have a sense of peace and justice for their loved ones.